Seeing red? You bet. This week, the Supreme Court is hearing two cases on same-sex marriage: checking the constitutionality of both the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8.

Proposition 8 is California’s ban on same-sex marriage, and DOMA “ denies legally married same-sex couples the same benefits provided to heterosexual spouses.”

And thanks to social media mogul George Takei, millions have changed their profile picture to a red version of the well-known Human Rights Campaign icon.

On Tuesday, Takei posted on his Facebook page:

For those friends wondering, this special ‘red’ equality symbol signifies that marriage equality really is all about love. Thanks to the Human Rights Campaign for this effort. Please consider changing your profile today in support — esp if you are a straight ally.

Still, some argue that the profile picture is not actually doing anything for the cause. Twitter blew up as “accomplish profile picture” trended on feeds. Not that the icon was accomplishing something, but that it wasn’t accomplishing anything. 

Yet others acknowledge the true accomplishment of the trend. The idea was to rally behind a cause, not to send a message to the Supreme Court. As one journalist puts it,

Ultimately, we all know that Antonin Scalia gives zero craps what your avatar is. It’s a statement of love and support to the people who matter most—the ones you call your friends. And it’s a sweet, simple, powerful way of showing that when you take the faces off Facebook, you’re left with a lot of big, open hearts.

Is the red HRC symbol be a short-lived fad or a nation’s proclamation of love? What do you think?